New research says some straightforward interventions are effective in addressing faculty workload disparities.... Read more about Inside Higher Ed: "Evening Things Out"

“The ADVANCE grant work was sparked by the results of a Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey WPI conducted in 2014 and 2017 to quantify job satisfaction among faculty. Associate professors, and especially women, reported dissatisfaction with the associate-to-full promotion system. After analyzing both survey and focus group data, the ADVANCE team characterized the problem as a “foggy climate” that included ambiguity within the criteria, mixed messages about what is valued,...

Kiernan Mathews offers preliminary insights from COACHE's Faculty Retention and Exit Survey as to why faculty leave their institutions, and what retention strategies might be most effective. 

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by Audrey Williams June

This article can be accessed through The Chronicle of Higher Education